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The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization that represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is


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The Carolina Bird Club, Inc., is a non-profit educational and scientific association open to anyone interested in the study and conservation of wildlife, particularly birds.

The Club meets each winter, spring, and fall at different locations in the Carolinas. Meeting sites are selected to give participants an opportunity to see many different kinds of birds. Guided field trips and informative programs are combined for an exciting weekend of meeting with people who share an enthusiasm and concern for birds.

The Club offers research grants in avian biology for undergraduate and graduate students, and scholarships for young birders.

The Club publishes two print publications (now also available online). The Chat is a quarterly ornithological journal that contains scientific articles, reports of bird records committees and bird counts, and general field notes on bird sightings. CBC Newsletter is published bimonthly and includes birding articles and information about meetings, field trips, and Club news.

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Recent reports from Long Branch EEC Leicester US-NC 35.68357, -82.85538

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

May 16

1Mourning Dove
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Great Blue Heron
1Barred Owl
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
2Blue-headed Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
5Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
3Veery
5Wood Thrush
10American Robin
8Cedar Waxwing
5American Goldfinch
4Field Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
6Eastern Towhee
5Ovenbird
2Worm-eating Warbler
2Golden-winged Warbler
3Black-and-white Warbler
1Tennessee Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
3Hooded Warbler
2American Redstart
2Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
8Chestnut-sided Warbler
4Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler
2Scarlet Tanager
1Northern Cardinal
4Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting